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the utterance was togive information to the guards about Jack’s promotion as the captain of a ship.
7. “Pride of the King’s Navy you are.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
statement. Jack and two guards of the dock are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and the guards as the hearers. When the
utterance occurred, Jack and the guards were talking in a boat when suddenly there was a woman drowning in the sea. Then Jack requested the guards whether they
wanted to rescue the drowning woman, unfortunately both of them didn’t have courage to rescue her. The purpose of the utterance was to express Jack’s
disappointment to the guards who didn’t want to rescue the drowning woman whereas it was supposed to be their duty.
8. “Clearly, you’ve never been to Singapore.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
assertion. Jack and two guards of the dock are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and one of the guards as the hearer. When the
utterance occurred, Jack had saved a drowning woman and took her to the dock, but the woman was still unconscious because she couldn’t breathe. Jack realized that the
woman’s corset prevented her from breathing so he removed the corset quickly and finally she woke up. One of the guards was amazed of Jack’s action because he didn’t
think of that. The purpose of the utterance was to confidently stated a fact that the guard wasn’t expert in disrobing a woman quickly because in Singapore many of the
prostitutes that wore corset and Jack was often do that action to those prostitutes.
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9. “I’m in the market as it were.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
information. Jack and Norrington are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and Norrington as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack
was caught by Norrington’s men in a dock. Norrington recognized Jack’s identity as a pirate when he saw Jack’s tattoo, but Jack claimed himself as a captain of a ship.
Norrington was confused because if Jack was truly a captain, why didn’t he saw Jack’s ship in the dock. The purpose of the utterance was to give information to Norrington
that Jack didn’t has a ship yet and still searching for it.
10. “But you have heard of me.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
assertion. Jack and Norrington are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and Norrington as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack
was caught by Norrington’s men in a dock. Norrington mocked Jack by telling that jack was the worst pirate he ever heard but it made Jack happy instead because it
proved that he was a famous pirate. The purpose of the utterance was to confidently
state a fact to Norrington that he had heard much news about Jack. 11.
“Though it seems enough to condemn him.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
affirmation. Jack and Norrington are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and Norrington as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack
was arrested by Norrington’s men in a dock. Then Elizabeth tried to prevent
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Norrington from arresting Jack because he had helped her before, but Norrington ignored her because Jack was still a criminal that had to be punished. The purpose of
the utterance was to strongly state that Norrington would bring Jack to the court to be judged.
12. “Sticks and stones, love.”
